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AODA Services.
Each client who accesses support from Meta House needs treatment for Alcohol and/or Other Drug Abuse (AODA). Meta House AODA treatment is offered by a trained and qualified staff of professionals who implement research-based, best practices. Meta House's AODA Services are unique and effective because they are built upon the principles of
gender-responsive treatment. The overwhelming majority of women who are addicted to substances are survivors of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. The impact of this abuse leads many women to numb the pain by turning to substances. Finding themselves addicted to substances, women need to learn to manage their emotions and practice essential skills to live life without
substances.
AODA Services at Meta House work to ensure that:
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Women learn the causes of their substance addiction;
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Women are able to stop their use of substances through the development of
new ways to
cope;
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Women are equipped and empowered with the tools to manage trauma in order to reduce relapses.
Service
Components:
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AODA services include counseling, therapy, education, relapse prevention, process and goal setting, meditation, and urine screens.
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One-on-One Counseling/Therapy Sessions provide a setting to discuss and understand the most intimate details of each woman’s life as it impacts on her substance use and desire to change. It is also the opportunity to establish, review and revise each woman’s individual treatment plan, and to evaluate progress and focus on specific individual needs.
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Process Groups provide a forum to address and discuss current problems and concerns; consider alternative strategies for coping with day-to-day challenges of recovery; teach new ways to handle trigger situations; and generate mutual support and a sense of belonging.
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Group Counseling/Therapy Sessions provide a safe, confidential forum to encourage the process of introspection and internal change that helps to identify critical events, traumas, and situations from the past that influence current ways of thinking, coping, and relating to others. The implications of physical violence and sexual and emotional abuse are explored in depth, allowing the women to see the connections between their traumatic pasts and their current addictions.
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Chemical Dependency Education provides instruction on the ways in which chemical abuse affects the women, their children and their relationships with other adults. The physical and mental health and social and economic consequences of drug use are addressed.
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“Seeking Safety” treatment group recognizes the majority of Meta House’s clients have faced traumatic life experiences. The program makes the connections between the symptoms of trauma (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health disorders) and substance abuse/dependence. Teaches clients safe coping skills and techniques to manage trauma.
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Meta House does not provide detoxification services; however, it is expected that many women will be admitted immediately after detoxification.
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80% of Meta House clients have a history of sexual abuse and/or incest; 88% have suffered from physical abuse and 94% have faced emotional abuse.
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Mental Health Services.
Women who abuse substances typically suffer from co-occurring mental health disorders (a mental health disorder diagnosis along with a substance abuse disorder diagnosis). Women who abuse or are dependent on substances are very likely to have a history of childhood and adult abuse and trauma, which sometimes results in mental health concerns. With a multi-disciplinary and experienced staff, Meta House is uniquely equipped to support such women. At Meta House we treat the whole person and women who suffer from mental health disorders face an additional barrier to recovery.
Mental Health Services at Meta House work to ensure that:
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Women who suffer from a co-occurring mental health disorder receive appropriate diagnoses, support and treatment;
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Women with co-occurring disorders are equipped with the tools and support to manage their disorders, which increases their likelihood of successful recovery;
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All staff are trained to be sensitive to the impact of abuse and trauma on women and their children.
Service
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Meta House is staffed with a psychiatrist who is also an addictionologist, Master’s level mental health staff, and consulting psychologists. All staff are trained to understand the dynamics of mental health and substance use especially when there is a history of trauma and abuse.
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Trauma treatment program specifically for women with substance use disorders.
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Parenting program for women with histories of childhood sexual abuse and other trauma.
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Mental health assessments conducted by Wisconsin School of Psychiatry students.
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Referral services to connect women with additional support when necessary.
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89% of Meta House clients suffer from mid- to high-severity psychological symptoms and most have histories of childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
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Are you in need of treatment for addiction to alcohol or other drugs, or do you know of a woman who is?
Call us today at (414) 962-1200 to discuss available treatment programs and services.
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